Cost of living comparison
Germany is 2.1 times more expensive than Brazil.
If you lived in Germany instead of Brazil, you would:
pay 2.6 times more for restaurants
|
Brazil
|
Germany
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.41
R$30.52
|
$13.72
€12.40
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.75
R$38.03
|
$10.18
€9.20
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.09
R$6.15
|
$2.83
€2.55
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
R$3.71
|
$2.48
€2.24
|
|
pay 78.2% more for groceries
|
Brazil
|
Germany
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.50
R$8.45
|
$2.11
€1.91
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.39
R$24.74
|
$6.75
€6.10
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.93
R$22.14
|
$4.24
€3.83
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.09
R$11.77
|
$3.55
€3.21
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.71
R$9.63
|
$7.19
€6.50
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
R$4.95
|
$1.26
€1.14
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
R$3.23
|
$0.65
€0.59
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
R$2.65
|
$1.00
€0.90
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
R$4.00
|
$1.39
€1.26
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
R$2.86
|
$0.72
€0.65
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
R$2.74
|
$0.77
€0.70
|
|
pay 74.6% more for transportation
|
Brazil
|
Germany
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.99
R$22.52
|
$7.16
€6.48
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$44.60
R$251.44
|
$54.61
€49.38
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,825.57
R$123,032.80
|
$29,249.82
€26,445.29
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.87
R$50.01
|
$23.30
€21.07
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for housing
|
Brazil
|
Germany
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.79
R$111.58
|
$49.15
€44.44
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$324.53
R$1,829.43
|
$800.45
€723.70
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$220.48
R$1,242.85
|
$616.33
€557.23
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$54.67
R$308.18
|
$232.30
€210.03
|
|
pay 59.4% more for childcare
|
Brazil
|
Germany
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$278.36
R$1,569.12
|
$434.24
€392.60
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,686.64
R$43,330.31
|
$12,512.98
€11,313.21
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Brazil
|
Germany
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.76
R$9.95
|
$4.33
€3.92
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.69
R$9.51
|
$3.44
€3.11
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.13
R$12.03
|
$8.81
€7.96
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.18
R$136.33
|
$35.42
€32.02
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.45
R$36.35
|
$12.56
€11.35
|
|
pay 43.2% more for clothing
|
Brazil
|
Germany
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.38
R$272.71
|
$83.65
€75.63
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.32
R$244.18
|
$41.29
€37.33
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.76
R$438.34
|
$89.84
€81.22
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$63.51
R$357.99
|
$120.25
€108.72
|
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